Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
14.5° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 10PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.8
S
2.3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.5
SE
2
ESE
2.5
SE
2.3
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)101010910677888888991010101010111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3203923482532452244557067467446797227009025891108924913100411301457137415131268
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
5:46AM
1.89
6:19PM
2.05
6:44AM
1.87
7:19PM
2.03
7:46AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:44PM
0.12
12:03PM
0.07
12:44AM
0.14
1:03PM
0.09
1:44AM
0.16
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise------7:05-------7:07-------7:07-
Sunset5:46-------5:45-------5:44-------
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----11-----11111111211-
Temp. °C13121212121211109888889999999999
Feels °C (?)10108776422111223232112122
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